The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1887-03-12
Vol. f9.
OVER TIE STATE.

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Dir. S. W. Perrin and Mr.. Ed.
Kennedy, of GreenvIlle, have pur-
chased 1900 acres of fine wild
lands across the Bogue near this
place. and will begin TO open a
large plantation soon. The lands
were bought from the L. n. o. &
I. railroad company, which is sell.
ing large tracts constantly.-Le.
land Record.
Col. Outlaw, proprietor Of Casti-
lian Springs, near Durant, was in
town a part of last and this week,
taking subscriptions with a view
of getting up Joint stock CON-
pany to improve the springs pro-
perty and thus afford better facili.
ties for the accommodation of
those who may partake of the
health-giying waters. 1t iszto be
hoped the Colonel will succeed in
his endeavor and we are glad to
know that he is meeting with
much ncouragement.-YazooC
Herald.
A young man by the name of
William Miller, and who our citi-
zens will remember strayed about
town for several days. and who
had some kind of poison in his
face killed himselfby taking lauda-
mum at Skipwith Monday night.
He came here without money, and
some of our good citizens sub
scribed the necessary funds, and
sent him to the hospital at Vlcks.
burg where he remained for some
time, returning here on last Sun.
day from here he went to Skip
with it seems, where he killed him.
self as stated above.-Mayersville
Spectator.
Mr.. E. S. Ogden yesterday show
ed us a remarkably ancient coin.
1t is of Spanish mintage and bears
the date "1307." 1t is about the
size of aa English shilling, and on
one side is the legend "Carolus
III, Del Gratia, 1907" and on the
other "Hispani.et-Ind.Rex." The
coin, with a silver five cent piece
at the other end of the shank, has
long been worn as a collar button
by a well known citizen of Adams
county. If this coin is as old az
its date seems to indicate 1t has
been $50 years since it was minted
and is ancient enough to be valua
ble.-Natchez Democrat.
Last Monday deputy sheriff O
b. Clark received a letter from
Geo. Y. Scott, Sheriff of Bolivar
county, with instructions to arrest
a colored man wanted in Bolivar
Late In the afternoon Mr.. Clark
met him at the corner of DR.
Cooper's drug store and tapping
him on the shoulder said "you are
my prisoner he replied "no
halnt and broke away from Mr.
Clark and started to run. Mr..
y. called to stop or he would
shoot. Washington kept on run.
ming, and Mr.. CLARK fred twice,
each shot taking effect, one in the
posterior and the other In the
spine. Surgical aid was summon
ed, his wounds were dressed and
he rested easy during the nigh,
and next morning was in fair way
of recovery. - Friars Point Ga
zette.
On last Monday eveningjust be
fore dark, this town and communi
ty was thrown into the greatest
state ofexcitement that 1t exer OK
perienced by the dreadful ant
heart-rending intelligence that Mr.
4. Victor Loggius one of WinoDa'l
noblest sons. and most prominent
merchants, had been brutally mur
dered by Alex Crawford an impu
dent negro william about four miles
from town. The Sheriff and nu
merous friends Immediately lief
for the scene of the awful tragedy
They found to their utter horro,
that the half had not been told
The corpse, most horribly mutt
lated was brought to town by ten
der hands and prepared for inter
ment and the burial too place a
Oakwood Cemetery Tuesday even
ingat four o'clock.-Winona Ad
4 vance.
Crawford has been capture,
and lynched.
Especial to the Appeal
Jackson, MISS, March 7.-Mr
j. Q. Johnston, SO long the abl
and efficient Deputy Auditor o
Public Accounts of Mississippi
resigned said Office to-day and lef
for Memphis, Tennessee, to engag